BlackBerry

Feb 13, 2023

2h 0m

★ 7.1

Work hard. Fail hard.

Overview

Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

History

Production Companies

Zapruder Films

Rhombus Media

XYZ Films

IPR.VC

Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada

BlackBerry Trailers

Cast

Mike

Jay Baruchel

Jim

Glenn Howerton

Doug

Matt Johnson

John Woodman

Saul Rubinek

Carl Yankowski

Cary Elwes

Paul Stanos

Rich Sommer

Charles Purdy

Michael Ironside

Rick Brock

Martin Donovan

Dara Frankel

Michelle Giroux

Ritchie

SungWon Cho

Gary Bettman

Mark Critch

Jasmine

Kelly Van der Burg

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